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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BENJAMIN R. SMITH, OF EAST WHITELAND TOWNSHIP, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN HELLINGS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

vSpecication of Letters Patent No.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN R. SMITH, of the township of East Whiteland, county of Chester, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Washing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure 1 represents the entire machine in working order; Fig. 2, end view of machine thrown out of working order; Fig. 3, front view of movable worker; Fig. 4, front and inside view of concave.

Fig. l-A, lever; B, lever post; C C C C, guides and bearer; F, lever hook; G, gudgeons of movable worker; R R R R, rubbers of movable worker; Q, queen post; I, spout for drawing oif water.

Fig. Q-A, lever; B, lever post; C C C C, guides and bearers; D D, strips on concave under the rubbers; F, lever hook; G, gudgeons of movable worker; I, spout; R R, rubbers on movable worker; S S S, rubbers on concave; Q, queen post.

Fig. S-A, lever; B, lever post; E, rib in movable worker; F, lever hook; Cr G, gudgeons in movable worker; R R R R R It R R, rubbers in movable worker.

Fig. i- C C, guides and bearers; D D D, strips in concave under the rubbers; I, spout; S S S S S S, rubbers in concave; Q, queen post.

onstmwtz'on and operation-I make a concave of suitable material water tight. I

make the rubbers marked S S S S S of suit- 19,474, dated February 23, 1858.

able material with semicircular outside, and n the water to pass freely. C C C C guides and bearers to'guide the gudgeons and bear the worker when out of working position. Movable worker, Fig. 3, a semicircle with rubbers of the same form as in concave, and firmly attached thereto, made with a water tight boX -to contain weight if necessary.

Mode of operation-Put the worker in its proper place. Then, by turning the lever sidewise and resting it on the queen post, by raising the lever, the worker is lifted and pushed back on the guides and bearers, which puts the machine out of working position by which means the clothes and water can be put in; when done draw the lever toward you, letting the gudgeons drop into their proper place which puts the machine in working position, then by working the lever up and down, the clothes are pressed, rolled and rubbed which will in a short time remove all dirt from the same.

Vhat I claim as my invention is- The combination of the guides and bearers with the seat of the queen post, and the lever hook F, as hereinbefore set forth, for the shifting of the movable worker from its concave bed.

In witness whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name this 16th day of May A. D.

BENJ N. R. SMITH. In presence of- LEMUEL ELDRIDGE, JNO. JACOBS. 

